After 2 weeks of exploring the southern end of Dominica we set sail towards the northern tip to explore. The wind was directly behind us which made for perfect conditions to fly Brians Favorite sail! The Mizzen Ballooner! After some drone flying and filmin...
WE SAW ORCAS FROM OUR SAILBOAT!!!! This was a bucket list day for us for sure. We even saw the tiniest baby orca! With our weather window in place we are tackling the last precautions with full enthusiasm and of course with the necessary side missions on ...
Ohhhh yeah its time to sail and dive! We get our brand new luxury dive dinghy and take it for a joyride, then dive the most famous wreck in New Zealand, The Rainbow Warrior, a Greenpeace ship that was bombed by French Terrorists. We hope you enjoy!!!
3,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. Follow Alexa’s day and get a taste of what it’s like to spend a day far, far out to sea.
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Sailing Family question time.
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Ever heard of black water diving? Neither had we until we arrived in Dominica and hung off a dive boat in the middle of the night in 5,000 feet of water to see WHAT was rising up from the depths! It was pretty terrifying, trippy, eye opening and despite ou...
After 2 weeks of boat projects in the marina, it's finally time for us to SET SAIL! Join us as we cast off the lines and start making our way north up the New Zealand coast and start getting in the swing of life on anchor.
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We explore a third island in the enchanted archipelago of the Galapagos and make a few friends. We are soon to learn that nobody uses their real name in this part of the world. They all have nicknames and that’s what sticks.
The issue of the sticky wind...
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SAILING disaster preparation
Statistically spea...
Free Diving with Sperm Whales, the largest toothed predator in the world off the coast of Dominica in the Caribbean.
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After weeks of projects and chaos, we start to wonder if we will EVER be ready to set sail to the South Pacific...But day by day and step by step we're getting closer. Join us on our final push before we leave the dock!
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Haaaaapppy Birthday dear Jacksooooon. This is going to be a tough one to beat. We sail to one of the Galapagos Islands' more remo...
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Sailing to our favorite island
One of the most ...
Big news on Delos! After a short overnight sail to Dominica we begin our 3 week exploration of the Nature Island of the Caribbean. Did you know that Dominica has the highest number of centenarians per capita of anywhere in the world? Well you do now! W...
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Mind blown. We were warned against this part of the world for the pure reason that they would fleece us for every cent we owned. ...
How do you get a huge steel sail boat ready to cross oceans? Find out in our latest episode! We cut a huge hole in our boat, provision for 12 people for 6 months, build some bunk beds, and have lots of laughs along the way.
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Sailing with a broken wrist
Finn had three goal...
This week we share how we stocked up on food, which initially appeared to be a daunting task. But after having coffee with 2 of the ARC ladies I met in Cape Town when they gave me loads of tips and ideas, having sailed for 21 and 8 years respectively, it ...
Let's make it happen St. Lucia!!! Did you know that Brady actually looks like Paul Walker? Or that you can cook a 10lb turkey in a boat oven powered by lithium batteries? Well, neither did we, but according to local bean sorter Lil' Fiz he's a dead ring...
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Pollywogs no more! Join the Finding Avalon crew as we cross the equator for the first time, which gives us the right to officiall...
What’s the fun of an around the world voyage if you don’t share it with others?! In this episode we welcome our first new crew members and of course mama Dee! Follow our journey as we prepare our 75 foot steel expedition ship and our big international...
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Some days on Delos are very hard work, and some days are simply PERFECT! This is one of those perfect days that all of us will remember for a long time! We leave Bequia & while sailing past ...
Introducing... Alexa!
Lex will be onboard Finding Avalon for the next few months as we cover approximately 5,000 Nautical miles between Panama and Tahiti. She's a Mountain Guide in Japan so as destiny has it, the ski season reached it's end in Japan and ...
This week we share our Mindelo experience. It is a very good marina with very good services. It has repair services, floating bar, clean ablutions, fuel dock and walking distance from all the shops and markets in the small town of Mindelo. The downside? It...
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Sailing into a nightmare - Abducted by Pol Pot'...
Episode 1: The launching of Wave Rover and an interview by CBC's Bob Murphy on the Radio programme Maritime Noon.
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Sailing downtime
This we take to the road and s...
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Eco-friendly antifouling Q&A with Capt. Brian and Senor Brady. We sit down and discuss the results of our eco-friendly antifouling experiment. Brian starts off with a little recap of what we did during our haul out in Grenada, and why we made the dec...
This pooch runs a tight ship! Join us onboard as we wrap up our first ever weekend of sailing and scuba diving on our steel sailboat Sylfia! Then we head inland for a road trip around the north island of New Zealand to go pick up an outboard for our ding...
This week we visit Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is a popular tourist destination for its rain forest and Machu Picchu like environment...perhaps just more remote!
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Land Sailing stories
This week we say goodbye t...
After our introduction to kiteboarding in Union Island we set sail North towards Bequia. Along the sail we encounter some strong head winds but make the best of it by enjoying the ride up at the bow. Not knowing what to expect in Bequia we find ourselves ...
This week we share why we chose the Sailrite Sewing Machine as being our trusty companion on our sailing expeditions into the unknown, besides being pretty frikken heavy . . . . . it is undoubtedly the most robust piece of machinery we've encountered. To...
Welcome aboard as we haul out Syflia, settle into our new home, tackle a few engine dilemmas, and then take off into the bay of islands for our first ever scuba dive on Sylfia! We dive a shipwreck called the Canterbury, and we loved it so much we dove it ...
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